The celestial twins
Subtitle: poetry and music through the ages
By: H.T. Kirby-Smith.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Amherst
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Lyric poetry -- History and criticism; Music and literature
Description: "The Celestial Twins, while recognizing many affinities between music and poetry, argues that poetry in Western culture has repeatedly separated itself from musical contexts and that the best poetry is a purely verbal art." "H. T. Kirby-Smith makes his case with wit and erudition, proceeding chronologically and citing numerous examples of specific poems - from Latin, Old French, Italian, Anglo-Saxon, modern French, and English."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-317) and index.